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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-41973: ELSA-2023-2948: device-mapper-multipath security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-41973: ELSA-2023-2948: device-mapper-multipath security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/24/2022
Created
05/18/2023
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

multipath-tools 0.7.7 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, as exploited in conjunction with CVE-2022-41974. Local users able to access /dev/shm can change symlinks in multipathd due to incorrect symlink handling, which could lead to controlled file writes outside of the /dev/shm directory. This could be used indirectly for local privilege escalation to root. A vulnerability was found in the device-mapper-multipath. The device-mapper-multipath allows local users to obtain root access, in conjunction with CVE-2022-41974. Local users that are able to access /dev/shm can change symlinks in multipathd due to incorrect symlink handling, which may lead to controlled file writes outside of the /dev/shm directory. This could be used indirectly for local privilege escalation to root.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-device-mapper-multipath
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-device-mapper-multipath-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-device-mapper-multipath-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kpartx
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libdmmp

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